Robert Hudson Walker Jr. (April 15, 1940 â€" December 5, 2019) was an
American actor who was a familiar presence on television in the 1960s
and early 1970s. He became less active in later decades.Walker was
born in Queens, New York and was the elder son of actors Robert Walker
and Jennifer Jones. He attended The Lawrenceville School near
Princeton before beginning his acting career.Walker studied Tai Chi
Chuan under Marshall Ho'o, a skill which he later exhibited in his
role in the movie Easy Rider.Walker appeared in films and television
from the early 1960s onwards. His movies include the title role in
Ensign Pulver (1964) with Burl Ives and Walter Matthau; The War Wagon
(1967) with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas; the title role in Young Billy
Young, alongside Robert Mitchum; Easy Rider (both 1969), and Beware!
The Blob, orâ€"Son of Blob (1972). He featured in Angkor: Cambodia
Express (1982) with Nancy Kwan, Christopher George, Woody Strode, and
Sorapong Chatree.
American actor who was a familiar presence on television in the 1960s
and early 1970s. He became less active in later decades.Walker was
born in Queens, New York and was the elder son of actors Robert Walker
and Jennifer Jones. He attended The Lawrenceville School near
Princeton before beginning his acting career.Walker studied Tai Chi
Chuan under Marshall Ho'o, a skill which he later exhibited in his
role in the movie Easy Rider.Walker appeared in films and television
from the early 1960s onwards. His movies include the title role in
Ensign Pulver (1964) with Burl Ives and Walter Matthau; The War Wagon
(1967) with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas; the title role in Young Billy
Young, alongside Robert Mitchum; Easy Rider (both 1969), and Beware!
The Blob, orâ€"Son of Blob (1972). He featured in Angkor: Cambodia
Express (1982) with Nancy Kwan, Christopher George, Woody Strode, and
Sorapong Chatree.
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